Andrey Rudenko
Housing Crash after Fed Rate Hike?
After a period of low interest rates that fueled housing market, the Federal Reserve is meeting on March 14-15 with the stated goal to raise the benchmark interest rates from near zero. Many are saying that this will ...
Susan H.
Security Deposit Alternative?
Have you used Rhino or a similar service in lieu of collecting the full security deposit at start of lease?Quoting from https://www.nbcnews.com/news/u...With Rhino, the platform replaces the traditional security depos...
Colby Valladares
Being a landlord in Washington State!
Hello my name is Colby and I’m looking to invest in a rental property in Washington state. I was wondering if any rental property owners might be able to tell me what it’s like to be a landlord here and what you like ...
Mattia Marini
first investment (turnkey?)
Hello!i'm a newbie from Italy.I've been listening to the podcasts and looking around in the blog for the last 2 months, so I at last decided to write.i'm currently about to finish university, and starting my own busin...
Cory LaChance
Inherited Property; want to cash out refinance
We inherited my Mother in Law's house after she passed away. I want to add it to our rental portfolio. The balance on the mortgage is a little less than $40K and the value is around $175K. I want to refinance the prop...
Caitlin Daniel
How to not get screwed over by roommates
I just bought my first home and I’ll be house hacking. I’ve never had a roommate besides my ex-husband which obviously doesn’t count. But I work a lot and am not home much so I think it will be good, especially becaus...
Chris Howie
Buying from a wholesaler “with cash”
Hello, I have found an off market deal in the Baton Rouge, LA area. The wholesaler is asking about 150,000 cash for the deal and I’ve never had to pay cash up front. Does anyone have any advice on ways to find the mon...
Tami R.
Wouldn't you want to pay capital gains...?
I have always heard capital gains is terrible, etc... but I have a business partner in another venture and he says when you pay taxes it's meaning you are making money.The other thing is my ordinary tax is at 37% (fed...
Jeremiah Dye
Condominium Association responsible for heavy rain damage?
I am on my Condo association board and over the weekend we had heavy rains which caused flash flooding here in Colorado Springs. A condo homeowner got some water into her unit and wants the association to pay to clean...
Matt R.
Kansas City, Missouri proposes short-term rental regulations
All,The city of Kansas City, Missouri is proposing new short-term rental regulations, aimed at things like AirBnB. I made a post about it in the short-term rental forum; look there for more details.I don't have any r...